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UIL Region I Texas High School Football area round playoff pairings

Kale Steed by Kale Steed
November 14, 2026
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The Palo Duro Dons will take on Celina in the UIL Class 5A Division II area round at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Mustang Bowl in Sweetwater. [Roy Wheeler/ Press Pass Sports]

The University Interscholastic League Texas High School football playoffs continue with the area round beginning on Thursday. Here are the Region I playoff pairings from Class 5A-1A. Compiled by Kale Steed and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.

Class 5A
Area

Division I

El Paso Hanks (8-3) vs. Fort Worth Arlington Heights (10-1), 6:30 p.m. Friday at Lubbock’s Pirate Stadium

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Amarillo High (10-1) vs. Denton (9-2), 6:00 p.m. Friday at Abilene’s Sandifer Stadium

Denton Ryan (9-1) vs. Frenship (7-4), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium

Fort Worth Brewer (9-2) vs. Tascosa (7-4), 6:00 p.m. Friday at Wichita Falls’ Memorial Stadium

Division II

Wichita Falls Legacy (7-4) vs. Frisco (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Frisco’s Ford Center

Palo Duro (10-1) vs. Celina (8-3), 6:30 p.m. Friday at Sweetwater’s Mustang Bowl

Argyle (10-1) vs. Abilene Wylie (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Stephenville’s Briles Stadium

Anna (11-0) vs. Abilene Cooper (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Anna’s Coyote Stadium

Class 4A
Area

Division I

El Paso Andress (11-0) vs. Decatur (10-1), 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Midland’s Astound Broadband Stadium

Randall (10-1) vs. Lake Dallas (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Snyder’s Grant Teaff Tiger Stadium

Springtown (6-5) vs. West Plains (7-4), 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Sweetwater’s Mustang Bowl

Aubrey (8-3) vs. Canyon (8-3), 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Burkburnett’s Bulldog Stadium

Division II

Pecos (6-5) vs. Graham (10-1), 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Lubbock’s Lowrey Field

Seminole (8-3) vs. Mineral Wells (9-2), 6:00 p.m. Thursday at San Angelo’s San Angelo Stadium

Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (11-0) vs. Monahans (7-4), 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Midland’s Astound Broadband Stadium

Brock (10-1) vs. Big Spring (4-7), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Abilene’s Moore Stadium

Head coach Andy Cavalier and the Canadian Wildcats will battle Merkel in the UIL Class 3A Division II area round at 7 p.m. Thursday on Leo Brittain Field Lions Stadium in Vernon on Thursday.

Class 3A
Area

Division I

Shallowater (10-1) vs. Peaster (6-5), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Vernon’s Lion Stadium

Clyde (11-0) vs. Vernon (6-5), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Springtown’s Porcupine Stadium

Wall (10-1) vs. Sweetwater (8-3), 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Colorado City’s Wolf Stadium

Paradise (8-2) vs. Bushland (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Childress’ Fair Park Stadium

Division II

Canadian (8-3) vs. Merkel (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Vernon’s Lion Stadium

Idalou (11-0) vs. Holliday (4-7), 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium

Henrietta (6-5) vs. Slaton (7-4), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Childress’ Fair Park Stadium

Jacksboro (10-1) vs. Childress (7-4), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Iowa Park’s Hawk Stadium

Class 2A
Area

Division I

Panhandle (7-4) vs. Forsan (9-2), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Wolfforth’s Peoples Bank Stadium

Tulia (8-3) vs. Ballinger (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Midland’s King Memorial Stadium

Ozona (6-5) vs. Olton (10-1), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Snyder’s Grant Teaff Tiger Stadium

New Deal (7-4) vs. Spearman (7-4), 4:00 p.m. Thursday at Canyon’s Happy State Bank Stadium

Division II

Gruver (11-0) vs. McCamey (10-1), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Abernathy’s Antelope Stadium

Ropes (11-0) vs. Iraan (7-4), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Andrews’ Mustang Bowl

Roscoe (6-5) vs. Sudan (7-4), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Lamesa’s Tornado Stadium

Wink (11-0) vs. Stratford (7-2), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Muleshoe’s Douglas Stadium

Region II

Wellington (9-1) vs Crawford (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Graham’s Newton Field

Windthorst (10-1) vs Stamford (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Breckenridge’s Buckaroo Stadium

Goldthwaite (11-0) vs Haskell (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Friday at San Angelo’s San Angelo Stadium

Santo (10-1) vs Wheeler (9-1), 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Holliday’s Eagle Stadium

Class 1A
Regional semifinals

Division I

Nazareth (8-3) vs. Hermleigh (10-1), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Idalou’s Taylor/ Reddel Field

Jayton (10-1) vs. Whiteface (10-1), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Kress’ Kangaroos Stadium

Division II

Valley (8-3) vs. Meadow (7-4), 7:00 p.m. Friday at Lockney’s Mitchell Zimmerman Field

Motley County (10-1) vs. Wellman-Union (8-3), 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Lorenzo’s Hornets Stadium

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Kale Steed

Kale Steed has worked in media since 2002 and has covered sports full-time since 2010, when he joined KVII-TV as a weekend sports reporter and sports anchor. From 2010–2014, he covered high school and collegiate athletics across the Texas Panhandle before transitioning from television to print journalism. In 2014, Steed joined the Amarillo Globe-News as a staff sports reporter. In 2019, he launched Press Pass Sports, betting on himself to build an independent outlet dedicated to in-depth local sports coverage. Accolades: Lone Star Conference Kirk Hill Writer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), THSCA Putt Powell Award — Sports Writer of the Year (2018), TGCA Division I Sports Writer of the Year (2022)

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